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JACOBUS PETRUS PRINSLOO

Windhoek

Summary

Successful at providing on-site supervision of activities, services and well work. Excellent design, planning, project management and team leadership abilities. Skilled in assessing and mitigating risk with proactive and strategic approaches.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Drilling Engineer

WJ Prinsloo
01.1987 - 12.1991
  • Evaluated and monitored drilling operations, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
  • Provided technical support for on-site personnel during drilling operations.
  • Conducted post-drilling evaluation of well performance and provided recommendations for improvement.
  • Established parameters and procedures for monitoring drill bit wear, rate of penetration, fluid flow.
  • Monitored daily progress reports from contractors to ensure compliance with company standards.
  • Performed risk analysis to determine potential hazards associated with each project.
  • Planned and coordinated equipment and inventory to prepare materials necessary for projects.
  • Dolomite large diameter water well contract for Department of Water Affairs RSA.
  • Foundation holes for precast piles in Dolomites at Verwoerdburg near Pretoria, for Esor Geotechnical Engineering.

- Maximum depths 120m

- Diameter 380 mm

- Completed 2 contracts

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  • Large Diameter Water Supply Project for Department of Water Affairs, RSA in Outshoorn/De Rust area, Cape Province.

- Average depths 250m

- Diameter 254mm and 204mm

- Formation Table Mountain Sandstone Series

- Completed 23 boreholes in 9 months.

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  • 8 Large diameter water wells for Municipality of Potgietersrust
  • De-Watering of Kolwezi Copper Mine, Zaire (Was 9 months in Zaire as a driller)
  • 30° Angle Reverse Circulation Drilling, for Anglo American for copper near Maun, Botswana.
  • Various Pressure grouting

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- Pilot holes at the goldfields for:

- Angola American

- JCI

- Glencor – Depth up to 800m

Drilled 330mm holes 150m deep installed 7 inch Oilfield casing and

pressure grouted. For: Pioneer Drilling at Fochville and Alberton

  • Drilling for Methane gas near Kroonstad, Freestate province RSA

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- Depth 600m

- Number of boreholes – 3

- Diameters started – 330mm, install 7” oilfield screw and socket casing down to depth of 100m.

- Pressure grout casing continued drilling 6¼” down the hole hammer.

- Made use of blow out preventers.

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  • Drilled waterwells over the period 1988 to 1990 in the TMG Aquifer to depths of 400m in the following areas.

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- ELGIN/GRABOUW/VILLIERSDORP

- TOUWSRIVIER

- LADYSMITH

- B0- LANGKLOOF

Owner

Prinsloo Drilling
Windhoek
01.1992 - Current
  • Managed daily operations of business, including hiring and training staff.
  • Identified new opportunities for growth, expansion, and diversification.
  • Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers.
  • Implemented quality assurance processes to ensure product excellence.
  • Researched potential partners in order to expand services offered.
  • Collaborated with other owners on joint ventures and shared resources.
  • Oversaw project execution, phase progress, workmanship and team performance to drive on-time completion of deliverables.

Client

Department of Water Affairs
WIndhoek, Namibia
1992 - 1996

Areas:

Drought Relief Programmes in Namibia

- Namaland (50 Boreholes)

- Rehoboth (12 boreholes)

- Western Ovambo (15 Boreholes)

- North-eastern Kaokoland (15 Boreholes)

- Rietfontein and Eiseb Blocks of Eastern-

- Hereroland Reserve (2 Boreholes)

- Ovitoto Reserve (2 boreholes)

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No. Of boreholes: 107 boreholes

Average depth: 200-300m

Final diameters: 204mm & 177mm

Yields: 0,5m³/h to 50m³/h

Client

Private Farmers
, Namibia
1996 - 1997

Areas:

- Khomashochland Windhoek District Namibia

- Rehoboth District

- Leonardville

- Gobabis area

- Omitara

- Hochfeld

Client

City Of Windhoek
Windhoek Town Lands , Namibia
1996 - 1997

Area: Windhoek Town lands Namibia

Address: P O Box 59, Windhoek

No of boreholes: 40 Holes

Average depth: 250 – 300m

Final Diameters 207mm cased

Yields: 50m³ - 130m³

Client

Private Farmers
, Namibia
1997 - 1999

Area: Sub Artesian Area, South East Kalahari Namibia

Total meters: 5 900m

Yields: 14 – 70m³

Deepest Boreholes: 340m

Client

Namwater
Windhoek, Namibia
1999 - 1999

Area: Goblenz Namibia

Total meters: 2600

Yields: 150m³

Drilling size: 330m/m (12¼”)

Deepest Boreholes: 460m

Techniques used: Direct flush mud rotary

Did drilling work and test pumping work

Contact Person: Mr Otto van Vuuren Tel: +264 61 712131

Project Manager: J P Prinsloo (Joint venture)

Client

JICA - Pacific Consultants International
, Namibia
04.2000 - 10.2000

Area: South Eastern Kalahari

Stampriet Sub Artesian Basin Namibia

Contact Person: Mr Hata

Address: email: hata@pcitokyo.co.jp

Mr Frank Bockmuhl

Tel: +264 81 127 8665

No of Boreholes: 19 Holes

Average depth: 189m

Final Diameters: 6” cased

Sizes Drilled: 12¼”: 1626m

10” : 1558m

8” : 806m

Casing Installed: 10” : 993m

8” : 2212m

6” : 3548m

Total Pressure Grout: 3400m

Johnson Screens used: 494 x 6”

Techniques Used: Direct flush mud rotary and air rotary

This contact was completed in seven months. 1 April 2000 till 31 October 2000.

J P Prinsloo was the project Manager for this project. (Joint venture)

Client

Namwater
, Namibia
2000 - 2000
  • Various small projects in Namibia

Area: Namibia

Client

BICON, Namwater & Departement of Water Affairs
, Nambia
2001 - 2001

Area: Tsumeb – The Tsumeb Ground-water study Namibia

Contact Person: Mr Greg Chistelis

Tel: +264 61 2087089

Dr Kirgner

Tel: +264 61 208 7089

Mr Hartmud Strub

No of Boreholes: 18

Maximum depths: 400m

Sizes drilled: 12¼”, 9”,8”

Yields: Pumped at 250m³/hr

This project was managed by Geomechanic from Germany

Drilling was a joint venture. Pumptesting was done by N P Mostert

Client

Namwater
, Namibia
2001 - 2002

Area: Karas – Grunau and Gainaches Namibia

Contact Person: Mr O Van Vuuren

Tel: +264 61 712131

Client

Private Farmers
, Namibia
2001 - 2002

Area: Omaheke, Hardap and Karas Namibia

No of Boreholes: 18

Bh’s up to 10” and 250m deep

Client

REMP
, Namibia
2001 - 2002

Area: Karas – Mariental Namibia

Number of Holes: 60 x Foundation holes

Client

Bicon
, Namibia
2001 - 2002

Area: Otjozondjupa – Tsumeb Namibia

Single and double packer tests

Client

DWA
, Namibia
2001 - 2002

Area: Hardap Namibia

Single and double packer tests

Client

Brandberg Construction
, Namibia
2002 - 2003

Area: Tsumeb

Boreholes for Railway Extension

Client

Department of Water Affairs
, Namibia
2002 - 2003

Area: Kavango / Caprivi Namibia

No of holes: 65

Contact Person: Dr Jens Wrabel;

Tel: +264 61 208 7102

Client

Private Farmers
, Namibia
2003 - 2003

Areas: Omaheke, Karas, Hardap, Khomas Namibia

No of holes: 60

Client

Mount Burgess Mining - Australia
, Namibia
2003 - 2003

Area: Tsumkwe Namibia

Type of Work: Exploration work. Drilling through a diverter

and a cyclone

Client

Private Farmers
, Namibia
2003 - 2003

Area: Hardap and Khomas Namibia

Type of work: Rehabilitation and relevant work for private Farmers using a cable tool machine.

Client

Erongo Region
, Namibia
2003 - 2003

Area: Erongo Namibia

Number of boreholes: 18

Type of work: Water supply and rehabilitation

Client

Department of Water Affairs
, Namibia
2004 - 2004

Area: Otjozondjupa, Hardap, Karas, Erongo Namibia

Number of boreholes: 23

Type of work: Drought relief, production, exploration & rehabilitation.

Contact Person: Dr Jens Wrabel

Tel: +264 61 208 7102

Client

Department of Works
, Namibia
2004 - 2004

Area: Khomas Nambia

Type of work: Drill one borehole for Kransneus School

Contact Person: Mr Diener

Tel nr: +264 61 2084229

Client

Ritter's Toyota Windhoek
, Namibia
2004 - 2004

Area: Southern Industrial Area, Windhoek Namibia - Ritter’s Toyota premises

Type of work: Drilling of anchor holes in existing excavated holes for foundations for a three story building

Number of boreholes: 39 x 3m deep

Client

City Of Windhoek
, Namibia
2005 - 2008

Area: Windhoek Town Lands Namibia

Type of work: Drilling of production boreholes that will also be used for artificial recharge for the purpose to secure the water supply for Windhoek for the next 10 years. Start Ø 500mm and drilled to 500 meters deep. Population of Windhoek: 250 000 people.

Contract value: U$3 000 000.00

Number of boreholes: In total 68 boreholes were drilled of which 10 are production wells.

Client

ATS / BHP Billiton
, Namibia
2006 - 2011

Area: North East Angola, Project Alto Cuilo XA Muteba, Itengo, Saurimo.

Type of work: Drilling of mini bulk samples on Kimberlites down to 613 meters deep and drilling Diameters 444mm, 406mm and 330mm

Number of boreholes: 130

Client

Department of Water Affairs
, Namibia
2006 - 2006

Area: Caprivia & Kavango Regions in North East Namibia.

Type of work: Drought relief, production boreholes and pump testing for the communities.

Number of boreholes: 30

Client

Trekkopje Mine
, Namibia
2008 - 2008

Area: Central West Namibia

Type of work: Drill 3 000 meters of Reverse Circulation Down-the-hole hammer for exploration purpose foruranium.

Number of boreholes: 3 000 meters in 3 weeks

Client

Scorpion Mine
, Namibia
2008 - 2008

Area: Central South Namibia

Type of work: Drill 4 large diameter water wells on the mine

Number of boreholes: 4

Client

Out of Nature Golf Estate
, Namibia
2008 - 2008

Area: Windhoek

Type of work: Drilling of production and monitoring boreholes for the development of an international 18 hole golf course.

Number of holes: 7

Client

BHP Billiton
, Namibia
2008 - 2010

Area: Franceville Gabon

Type of work: Drilling of exploration boreholes for Manganese

Number of boreholes: 400 Boreholes

Project only started end of 2008.

Client

Kanshanshi Mine
, Zambia
2008 - 2009

Area: Solwezi, North Zambia

Type of work: Drilling of large diameter de watering boreholes on a copper mine.

Number of boreholes: 10

Client

AREVA/SITE GROUP
, Jordan
2010 - 2011

Area: Amman, Jordan

Type of work: Down the hole hammer drilling Reverse Circulation Ø127mm

Number of boreholes: Grid drilling, 20 000m

Client

Frontier Mine
, DRC
2009 - 2010

Area: Frontier, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Type of work: Drilling of Large Diameter De-watering wells, Ø508mm, 44mm, Copper mine.

Number of boreholes: 10

Client

Namwater
, Namibia
2010 - 2010

Area: Aranos Sub Artesian Basin Namibia

Type of Work: Drilling of Replacement borehole for Aranos Town. Pressure Grout sub Artesian aquifer

Number of boreholes: 1 – 300m

Client

Private Farmer
, Namibia
2010 - 2010

Area: Stampriet, Sub Artesian Basin, Namibia

Type of work: Water wells for Farmers, Pressure Grouting, Packer testing

Number of boreholes: 10, average Dept 300m

Client

Namwater
, Namibia
2010 - 2010

Area: Kuiseb Basin, Walvisbaai Namibia

Type of work: Drilling of Large Diameter water wells for water supply of Walvisbaai. Gravel pack an Installation of wire wrapped UPVC screens and casing.

Client

ABB/Nampower
, Namibia
2010 - 2010

Area: Katima Mulilo, Caprivi Namibia

Type of work: Drilling of Earthling Boreholes for the Zambezi Sub Station for the new Zambezi/Caprivi link. Drill Ø17½”, install steel and UPVC casing,

GRE/Glass fibre Degassing tubes and probes.

Number of boreholes: 3

Client

Kinsevere
, DRC
2011 - 2011

Area: Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Type of work: Drilling of large diameter Dewatering wells at Kinsevere Copper Mine, Ø20”, 17½” Install Bridge slot screens.

Number of boreholes: 5

Client

Shaw River Manganese
, Namibia
2011 - 2011

Area: Hochfeld Namibia

Type of work: Diameter Drilling, PQ, NQ, for manganese

Number of boreholes: 3 000m

Client

Novecia
, Angola
2011 - 2011

Area: Mpopo, Angola

Type of work: Diamond Drilling for Gold Exploration NQ, PQ

Number of boreholes: +/- 20 000m

Client

Gecko Mining
, Zimbabwe
2012 - 2012

Area: Mbada Mine, Mutare, Zimbabwe

Type of work: Drilling Mini bulk sample holes on lamphorites, Ø17½”

Number of boreholes: 8 000m

Client

Zambezi River Authorization
, Zimbabwe
2012 - 2012

Area: Kariba Dam Wall, Zimbabwe

Type of work: Drilling of geotechnical boreholes and in and around the Kariba Dam wall to determine the Stability.

Number of boreholes: 6 000m

Client

Rio Tinto Exploration
, Namibia
2012 - 2012

Area: Aranos, Namibia

Type of work: Drilling/Pressure grouting and Diamond drilling for coal exploration.

Number of boreholes: 6

Client

Skorpion Mine
, Namibia
2013 - 2015

Area: Rosh Pinah Namibia

Type of work: Drilling Exploration and Large Diameter Dewatering wells

Number of boreholes: 23

Client

Kinsevere
, DRC
2013 - 2014

Area: Lubumbashi, DRC

Type of work: 23” Dewatering Wells with 457mm Casing, Flood. RC Airlift.

Number of boreholes: 7

Client

CSG Energy / Australia
, Namibia
2013 - 2013

Area: Palmwag Namibia

Type of work: Drilling for Coal Bed Methane Core 850m NQ,HQ

Number of boreholes: 3

Client

Worley Parsons
, Angola
2013 - 2013

Area: Southern Angola

Type of work: Geotek work for factory

Number of boreholes: 35 value NAD3 500 000.00

Client

City of Windhoek
, Namibia
2013 - 2014

Area: Windhoek Townlands Nambia

Type of work: Drilling of Exploration and Artificial Recharge Boreholes

Number of boreholes: 12 Holes – INF 629/2012

Client

Ministry of Environment & Tourism
, Namibia
2014 - 2014

Area: Etosha Namutoni Namibia

Type of work: Seal leaking artesian well. Drill boreholesUnder artesian conditions. Pump testing.

Number of boreholes: 4

Client

Skorpion Mine
, Namibia
2015 - 2015

Area: Rosh Pinah, Namibia

Type of work: De Watering Test Pumping 100mᴲ Plus.

Number of boreholes: 8

Client

Cuando Cubango Central Goverment
, Angola
2015 - 2015

Area: Menongue Angola

Type of work: Waterwells, Pump testing, Water Tank, Solar Pump Turn Key Project-Water for people

Number of boreholes: 21

Client

City of Windhoek
, Namibia
2016 - 2016

Area: Windhoek Townlands

Type of work: Drilling of emergency water supply wells Ø20”, 17½” to, 15”

Number of boreholes: 6 Holes, to 450m

Client

Skorpion Mine
, Namibia
2016 - 2016

Area: Rosh Pinah Namibia

Type of work: Dewatering Ø381mm to 400m, Test Pumping

Number of boreholes: Supply & install 170kw pumps to 370m

Client

City of Windhoek
, Namibia
2017 - 2017

Area: Windhoek Townlands

Type of work: Drilling of emergency water supply wells Ø20”, 17½” to, 15”

Number of boreholes: 6 Holes, to 450m

Client

Private
, Namibia
2018 - 2018

Area: Stampriet Sub Artesian Basin

Type of Work: Drilling of deep waterwells, Packer Tests, Full hole Pressure grouting

Deepest drilled: 360m

Client

Mopani Mine Glencor Zambia
, Zambia
2019 - 2019

Area: Kitwe

Type Of Work: Drill investigation boreholes for stability of existing slime dams walls.

Client

Private
, Namibia
2019 - 2019

Area: Southern Namibia

Type of Work: Drilling deep waterwells, Pressure grouting, Drilling of 10” waterwells.

Client

B2Gold
, Namibia
2020 - 2020

Area: Otjikoto Mine Near Otjiwarongo North Namibia

Type of Work: Drilling deep de-watering well, Drilling method Hammer Drilling, Mud Rotary, Drilling and Flood Reverse Circulation with air lift

Final Depth: 430 meters

Final drill diameter: 380mm, Casing installed 406mm OD by steel, plain and perforated X, 8mm wall X galvanized casing from surface to final depth.

Client

Leonardville Project Yellow Drilling
, Namibia
2020 - 2020

Area: Leonardville, Kalahari

Type of Work: 12 000 meters of NQ and HQ core drilling Up to depth of 400 meters using Atlas Copco CS10 Drillrigs

Client

Ministry of Drought Relief
, Namibia
2020 - 2020

Area: Mariental South Namibia

Type of Work: Drilling of waterwells for the Ministry

10 inch and 8 inch drilling up to 300 meters Pump tests.

Number of Boreholes: 18 Boreholes

Client

Leonardville Project Yellow Drilling
, Namibia
2021 - 2021

Area: Leonardville, Kalahari

Type of Work: 15 000 meters of NQ and HQ Core Drilling. Up to depths of 400 meters using Atlas Copco CS10 Drill Rigs.

Client

Private
, Namibia
2021 - 2021

Areas: Kapps Farm, Dordabis, Marula Lodge, Okutala Lodge Grootfontein

Type of Work: Drill water wells for Nambian clients.

Client

Kalahari Copper
, Namibia
2021 - 2021

Area: Opuwa

Type of Work: Drill 5 000m RC/ANGLE

Client

Gecko Exploration
, Namibia
2021 - 2021

Area: Opuwa, Grootfontein, Omaruru, Swartbooisdrif

Type of Work: Drill 13 000 m RC/ANGLE, Drill Investigation wells at Okurusu Mine

Client

KBR – USA
, Namibia
2021 - 2021

Area: Tsumeb Earthstation

Type of Work: Drill 100m Seismic Instrumentation Borehole, install casing, pressure grout and test 72 Hours under 43 Bar pressure for leaks.

Client

Private
, Namibia
2021 - 2022

Area: Kalkrand, Stampriet, Mariental

Type of Work: Drill water wells and Irrigations wells

Client

Philco
, Namibia
2022 - 2022

Area: Otjiwarongo

Type of Work: Drill 2500m RC

Client

Rossing Uranium
, Namibia
2022 - 2022

Area: Rossing Mine Arandis

Type of Work: Start drilling on 7 000m of Diamond Drilling

Client

B2Gold
, Namibia
2022 - 2022

Area: Otjiwarongo / Otavi - Otshikoto Mine

Type of Work: Drill a 480m dewatering well, 17 1/2".

Install 480m 16" Steel Casing

Client

Naminia Rare Earths (PTY) LTD
, Namibia
2022 - 2022

Area: Khorixas, Lofdal

Type of Work: Dril 7706m RC

Contact person: Dr. Rainer Ellmies : 0811280282

Client

Noronex
, Namibia
2022 - 2022

Area: Witvlei

Type of Work: RC Drilling 3500m

Client

Naminia Rear Earths (PTY) LTD
, Namibia
2023 - 2023

Area: Lofdal

Type of Work: RC Drilling - 8000m

Area: Ondonto

Type of Work: RC Drilling - 2000m

Client

Knight Piesold
, Namibia
2023 - 2023

Area: Hochfeld

Type of Work: 4 Water Monitoring boreholes. 48 Hour Pump testing.

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Area: Tsumeb

Type of Work: 4 Water Monitoring boreholes. 48 Hour Pump testing.

Client

Gecko Namibia
, Namibia
2024 - 2024

Area: Swartbooisdrift

Type of Work: RC Drilling 3500m

Client

Knight Piesold
, Namibia
2024 - 2024

Area: Rosh Pinah Nampower

Type of Work: Water supply for Project

3 x Waterwells

3 x Pump Tests

Skills

  • Water Wells
  • De Watering Wells
  • Exploration Wells
  • Mini Bulk Sampling
  • Coring
  • Piling Boreholes

Certification

  • Company has never claimed on insurance for tools and boreholes in the past.
  • Company has a current staff compliment of 30 Employees.

Timeline

Client

JICA - Pacific Consultants International
04.2000 - 10.2000

Owner

Prinsloo Drilling
01.1992 - Current

Drilling Engineer

WJ Prinsloo
01.1987 - 12.1991

Client

Department of Water Affairs
1992 - 1996

Client

Private Farmers
1996 - 1997

Client

City Of Windhoek
1996 - 1997

Client

Private Farmers
1997 - 1999

Client

Namwater
1999 - 1999

Client

Namwater
2000 - 2000

Client

BICON, Namwater & Departement of Water Affairs
2001 - 2001

Client

Namwater
2001 - 2002

Client

Private Farmers
2001 - 2002

Client

REMP
2001 - 2002

Client

Bicon
2001 - 2002

Client

DWA
2001 - 2002

Client

Brandberg Construction
2002 - 2003

Client

Department of Water Affairs
2002 - 2003

Client

Private Farmers
2003 - 2003

Client

Mount Burgess Mining - Australia
2003 - 2003

Client

Private Farmers
2003 - 2003

Client

Erongo Region
2003 - 2003

Client

Department of Water Affairs
2004 - 2004

Client

Department of Works
2004 - 2004

Client

Ritter's Toyota Windhoek
2004 - 2004

Client

City Of Windhoek
2005 - 2008

Client

ATS / BHP Billiton
2006 - 2011

Client

Department of Water Affairs
2006 - 2006

Client

Trekkopje Mine
2008 - 2008

Client

Scorpion Mine
2008 - 2008

Client

Out of Nature Golf Estate
2008 - 2008

Client

BHP Billiton
2008 - 2010

Client

Kanshanshi Mine
2008 - 2009

Client

AREVA/SITE GROUP
2010 - 2011

Client

Frontier Mine
2009 - 2010

Client

Namwater
2010 - 2010

Client

Private Farmer
2010 - 2010

Client

Namwater
2010 - 2010

Client

ABB/Nampower
2010 - 2010

Client

Kinsevere
2011 - 2011

Client

Shaw River Manganese
2011 - 2011

Client

Novecia
2011 - 2011

Client

Gecko Mining
2012 - 2012

Client

Zambezi River Authorization
2012 - 2012

Client

Rio Tinto Exploration
2012 - 2012

Client

Skorpion Mine
2013 - 2015

Client

Kinsevere
2013 - 2014

Client

CSG Energy / Australia
2013 - 2013

Client

Worley Parsons
2013 - 2013

Client

City of Windhoek
2013 - 2014

Client

Ministry of Environment & Tourism
2014 - 2014

Client

Skorpion Mine
2015 - 2015

Client

Cuando Cubango Central Goverment
2015 - 2015

Client

City of Windhoek
2016 - 2016

Client

Skorpion Mine
2016 - 2016

Client

City of Windhoek
2017 - 2017

Client

Private
2018 - 2018

Client

Mopani Mine Glencor Zambia
2019 - 2019

Client

Private
2019 - 2019

Client

B2Gold
2020 - 2020

Client

Leonardville Project Yellow Drilling
2020 - 2020

Client

Ministry of Drought Relief
2020 - 2020

Client

Leonardville Project Yellow Drilling
2021 - 2021

Client

Private
2021 - 2021

Client

Kalahari Copper
2021 - 2021

Client

Gecko Exploration
2021 - 2021

Client

KBR – USA
2021 - 2021

Client

Private
2021 - 2022

Client

Philco
2022 - 2022

Client

Rossing Uranium
2022 - 2022

Client

B2Gold
2022 - 2022

Client

Naminia Rare Earths (PTY) LTD
2022 - 2022

Client

Noronex
2022 - 2022

Client

Naminia Rear Earths (PTY) LTD
2023 - 2023

Client

Knight Piesold
2023 - 2023

Client

Gecko Namibia
2024 - 2024

Client

Knight Piesold
2024 - 2024
  • Company has never claimed on insurance for tools and boreholes in the past.
  • Company has a current staff compliment of 30 Employees.
JACOBUS PETRUS PRINSLOO